Simi Valley vs Thousand Oaks
Simi Valley, CA compared with Thousand Oaks, CA · 9 miles apart
Simi Valley has 124,861 residents to Thousand Oaks’s 122,230. Simi Valley comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate. Thousand Oaks does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Simi Valley, CA | Thousand Oaks, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124,861 | 122,230 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,005 | 2,212 |
| Median household income | $122,081 | $135,603 |
| Median home value | $823,800 | $991,600 |
| Median rent | $2,579 | $2,664 |
| Homeownership | 72.9% | 70.8% |
| Average commute | 27.1 min | 24.6 min |
| Median age | 41.9 | 44.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 39.1% | 51.4% |
| Poverty rate | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| Unemployment | 5% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 6.7× | 7.3× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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